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Mistral Small 4 vs Grok‑1

Mistral
Mistral Small 4
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyMistralSpaceXAI
Release dateMar 16 2026Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 864 days before Mistral Small 4

Which is better: Mistral Small 4 or Grok‑1?

Mistral Small 4 and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 864 days before Mistral Small 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Mistral Small 4 is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Mistral Small 4 and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Mistral Small 4 was released by Mistral on Mar 16 2026.

Grok‑1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 3 2023.

Mistral Small 4 is a proprietary model released by Mistral. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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